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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Vietnamese Season 1, Lesson 24 - Offering an Invitation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone out in Vietnamese.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to say "Do you have plans on Friday night?" in Vietnamese.
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Bạn có kế hoạch gì vào tối thứ sáu không?
Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "you"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] bạn [Slow] bạn
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] có [Slow] có
Eric: Next is the noun meaning "any plan"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] kế hoạch gì [Slow] kế hoạch gì
Eric: Next is the phrase meaning "on Friday night"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] vào tối thứ sáu [Slow] vào tối thứ sáu
Eric: Last is the question word meaning "no” or “not"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không
Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning "Do you have plans on Friday night?"
Hoang Anh: [Slow] Bạn có kế hoạch gì vào tối thứ sáu không? [Normal] Bạn có kế hoạch gì vào tối thứ sáu không?
Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say "Do you have plans on Friday night?"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh có kế hoạch gì vào tối thứ sáu không?
Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "you" for a man
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Anh [Slow] Anh
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to have"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] có [Slow] có
Eric: Next is the noun meaning "any plan"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] kế hoạch gì [Slow] kế hoạch gì
Eric: Next is the phrase meaning "on Friday night"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] vào tối thứ sáu [Slow] vào tối thứ sáu
Eric: Last is the question word meaning "no” or “not"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không
Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning "Do you have plans on Friday night?"
Hoang Anh: [Slow] Anh có kế hoạch gì vào tối thứ sáu không? [Normal] Anh có kế hoạch gì vào tối thứ sáu không?
Eric: Next up is the way to say "I’m going to the movies."
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi sẽ đi xem phim.
Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "I"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Tôi [Slow] Tôi
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "will” or “to be going to"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] sẽ [Slow] sẽ
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to go"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] đi [Slow] đi
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to see"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] xem [Slow] xem
Eric: Last is the noun meaning "movie"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] phim [Slow] phim
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I'm going to the movies."
Hoang Anh: [Slow] Tôi sẽ đi xem phim. [Normal] Tôi sẽ đi xem phim.
Eric: And finally, here is an informal way to say "Will you join?"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] Bạn muốn đi cùng không?
Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "you"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] bạn [Slow] bạn
Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to want"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] muốn [Slow] muốn
Eric: Next is the phrase meaning "to go with"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] đi cùng [Slow] đi cùng
Eric: Last is the question word meaning "no” or “not"
Hoang Anh: [Normal] không [Slow] không
Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning "Will you join?"
Hoang Anh: [Slow] Bạn muốn đi cùng không? [Normal] Bạn muốn đi cùng không?
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Hoang Anh: Rảnh không? meaning “Are you free?” is an informal way to invite someone out. A pronoun can be added at the beginning to make the question softer and a little more polite. For example, Tối nay anh rảnh không? meaning “Are you free tonight?” or Bạn rảnh không? Meaning “Are you free?” Then you can suggest a place to go together. It’s used very often in daily conversation.

Outro

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Hoang Anh: Tạm biệt.

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